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Operations report: Kinkade deployment, rescue operations and uptick in Narcan administrations
Summary
Deputy Chief Victor Wersch reported on October operations — including a strike‑team deployment to the Kinkade fire, multiple rescues and a notable 11% month‑to‑month increase in Narcan administrations attributed in part to fentanyl strains; the commission discussed data sharing with public‑health partners.
The San Francisco Fire Department summarized October field operations and public‑safety trends during the Fire Commission meeting on Nov. 13, including a multi‑day strike team deployment to the Kinkade fire and a reported increase in Narcan administrations.
Deputy Chief Victor Wersch outlined a second‑alarm structure fire at 255 Vienna that required multiple hose lines and resulted in civilian and firefighter medical assessments; crews used search dogs to help find pets. He also described the department’s deployment to the Kinkade fire in Sonoma County, where a strike team worked structure protection and mop‑up assignments for seven to nine days and 36 firefighters were assigned at peak.
Wersch highlighted other notable incidents in October: bay rescues (two), a Golden Gate Bridge high‑angle rescue, meritorious submissions for rescue actions, and coordinated event planning and academy briefings with the police department to clarify expectations at fire scenes.
The operations report incorporated EMS overdose data presented by Assistant Deputy Chief Sandra Tong and others. The department added a new "multiple doses" graph showing that of 155 Narcan administrations in October, 58 required two doses and 13 required three doses or more. Tong reported an 11% increase in Narcan administrations from September to October and said 64% of those administrations involved people with no fixed address. Wersch attributed the increase in part to stronger fentanyl strains in the drug supply.
Commissioners asked for follow‑up on how overdose data are shared with the Department of Public Health and the mayor's office. The department said it is using the data in conversations with DPH and the mayor's budget office to inform resource planning.
